The First Word in Protective & Marine Coatings

A Product of Technology Publishing / PaintSquare
JPCL | PaintSquare News | Durability + Design | Paint BidTracker

October 1 - October 7, 2012

How many times can a building be repainted before the paint becomes too thick to perform properly?

Selected Answers

From Tom Schwerdt of Texas Department of Transportation on October 8, 2012:
     Pretty vague question, so I'll go with a generalist answer. It can be repainted until the original coating loses adhesion with the substrate, or the stresses in the overall system overcome the cohesive strength of the full system, i.e.,  until it starts to peel, crack, flake, et cetera. This will vary hugely, depending on the substrate, coating types, thicknesses per coat, frequency of coating...

From trevor neale of TF Warren Group on October 3, 2012:
     The substrate, service, and environment need to be defined along with the coating type before the question can begin to be answered.

From steve waud of wright brothers supply on October 2, 2012:
     I would think it would depend on the surface, sand finish stucco vs tilt-up concrete vs wood, and the thickness of the coatings.

Current PSF Question | Submit a PSF Question | Full PSF Archive

Built for Tough Jobs
From Epoxies to Urethanes to other high solid coatings, the new Binks Airless 75 delivers a great finish using an ergonomic design. Visit binks.com for more information.

Solar Coating
High Temperature Resistant for Solar Panels/Collectors/Tubes. Achieve selectivity with the economy and ease
of application of a paint.

Modern Safety Techniques
With our unique LTCat, we can help to provide clean, safe breathing air to your workers. Take a look at our Breathing Air Systems, we supply at least twice as much charcoal as our competitors! Modern

International Bridge Conference
Join us in Pittsburgh over June 2-6, 2013 to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the International Bridge Conference®, the world’s premier technical conference on bridges.

There’s only one CorroCote
Madison invented CorroCote
in 1974 to prevent corrosion
in underground fuel storage
tanks. Today, it’s still the
classic coating for protecting
infrastructure

The Fastest Way
to Touch-Up
The XForce™ HD cordless sprayer for spot repair, small jobs and touch-up. Easily sprays the toughest protective and marine coatings (up to 100% solids).

Fill Your Air Dryer with
Dry-O-Lite.
Only Dry-O-Lite desiccant from Van Air Systems keeps compressed air lines dry and trouble free. Perfect for blasting and painting.

The Technology Publishing Network